Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: An American Leader During his brief lifetime‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. led an exemplary life of leadership. Prior to his assassination on April 4‚ 1968 (“About Dr. King”)‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His work to end racial discrimination‚ however‚ was not the only thing King did to establish his legacy in American history as an important leader. His political activism‚ diplomatic virtue and efforts to improve
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Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream Martin Luther King was an established clergyman and one of the most prominent civil rights activists of the 1960s. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and electrified America with his momentous “I Have a Dream” speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The key message in the speech is that all people are created equal‚ and through the integration of society‚ peace and harmony could be achieved. His words were directed
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“Free at Last:” The Heroic Life of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Ryan Thomas LENG_112 Critical Analysis Elizabeth Kons May 1st‚ 2012 Martin Luther King‚ Jr. once stated‚ “We believe the highest patriotism demands the ending of the war and the opening of a bloodless war to final victory over racism and poverty” (as cited in “Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚” 2010‚ para. 9). During King’s life in the 1950s‚ the American society was shaped under the policy of “separate but equal‚” as stated by Stephen VanLieu
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why Martin Luther is considered to be the leader of religious reform historically‚ is because his movement despite not being 1st reform to have been made‚ had managed survive long enough to splinter off and effect not just one part of Europe at the time but also a vast majority of it. His views on how a person should practice their faith reflected what a lot of people would think the Catholic Church should be like. The reason why the reformation period of this time frame is based around Martin Luther
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Martin Luther was a prime example of a man of faith and being obedient to the Holy Spirit. He defied the Catholic church to bring the gospel to all the people. Taking a gigantic step to disagree with the Catholic church was extremely courageous. Since the Catholics were using indulgences to help pay for the church‚ which was like blackmail‚ Luther had put up with the last straw that broke the camel’s back‚ so to speak. Luther wanted this insane way of using the Christians to finally stop. By exposing
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Martin Luther was a very important figure in the reformation and in the translating of the Bible. According to Pettegree‚ Luther was a person who was very social and got along with everyone (3). He was a humble man and took no pride or expected no fame from his involvement with the reformation. Martin Luther did not expect fame to come with his work; however‚ he ended up becoming one of the most famous people in the Lutheran religion. In fact‚ Martin Luther is what the Lutheran religion is based
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“ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and confidence‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy” -Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and George Washington all stated that the stories of terrorism‚ violence‚ and inequality were all acts of creating an even more sunder society. 1For several years‚ equality and freedom were always used for granted when it came to the color of people’s skin‚ gender‚ and
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sixteenth century because of various reasons and circumstances. The role of Martin Luther can be considered as the breakthrough in the sense that he challenged the contemporary religious practice and contributed for the initiation of socio-cultural‚ religious as well as political rebel. “Martin Luther (1483-1546)‚ a German monk and teacher of theology‚ who set off the chain reaction we know as the reformation” (Coffin et al‚ 400). Martin Luther’s quest for justice became an inspiration to millions of people
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the sixteenth century people did the same thing‚ in a different way. People chose to follow the person they could most relate to‚ which is why Martin Luther was so successful. Martin Luther’s call for a new kind of Christianity was so successful because of his religious disagreements with the church matched views of people in other social classes. Martin Luther believed that the church was not following the plan originally set out for them many years ago. Luther believed that indulgences were just
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Adrian Cronauer once said that “Martin Luther King‚ Jr. didn’t carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.” Martin Luther King Jr. knew that racism was more than one person or one group; he knew it was an issue that required the entire United States of America to solve. He carried the American flag to represent unity in America‚ but that still to this day isn’t solved. Trayvon Martin is just one of countless accounts of racism presented in
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